om en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /oʊm/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əʊm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ओम् (om) (symbol ॐ (oṃ)). The former (om) is used in both Buddhist and Hindu settings, while the latter (aum) is usually used only in Jain and Hindu settings.
Meanings
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(Hinduism) A sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and meditation.
Om is pronounced "a-a-o-o-u-u-m-m" and is repeated slowly for as long as possible.
2001 October 20, Hazel Curry, The Guardian:In fact it sounded exactly like the voice of Livia, her vanished sister, and, like her, it was intoning the Aum just as she used once to do at the beginning of her yoga sessions.
1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 800:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| aum | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
om mani padme hum · Om Namah Shivaya
Translations (30)
ga Om (sacred syllable) · ml ഓം (sacred syllable) · txg 𗙫 (sacred syllable) · as ওঁ (sacred syllable) · kn ಓಂ (sacred syllable) · sa ॐ (sacred syllable) · ur اوم (sacred syllable) · bn ওঁ (sacred syllable) · ja 唵 (sacred syllable) · osn hoṅ (sacred syllable) · id aum (sacred syllable) · vi úm (sacred syllable) · te ఓం (sacred syllable) · cmn 唵 (sacred syllable) · ban ᬒᬁ (sacred syllable) · gu ૐ (sacred syllable) · dz ཨོཾ (sacred syllable) · th โอม (sacred syllable) · ms ong (sacred syllable) · my ဥုံ (sacred syllable) · ta ஓம் (sacred syllable) · bo ཨོཾ (sacred syllable) · sk óm (sacred syllable) · ja オーム (sacred syllable) · ko 옴 (sacred syllable) · hoc 𑣿 (sacred syllable) · osn oṅ (sacred syllable) · el ωμ (sacred syllable) · hi ॐ (sacred syllable) · hi ओम (sacred syllable)